Erin Starr
Erin Starr is an award-winning international artist, born in Kansas City, MO, she now resides in Rhode Island where she has spent most of her time living since 2004. She is a jury selected member of NAWA (National Association of Women Artists) located at the National Arts Club in NYC. Her exhibits for 2022 include One Art Space in Tribeca NYC, a solo exhibit at the NH Gent Belfort Hotel in Gent, Belgium, as well as ongoing shows with Little Van Gogh in Belgium and Germany. She was selected by Juror Scout Hutchinson, a fellow curator of The Whitney Museum of Art, for “Elements” at the BWAC Gallery in Brooklyn, NYC. She participated in Below the Surface at the University of Rhode Island Providence Gallery. She was selected by a prestigious selection committee, including Laura Skoler the Board of Directors of New Museum in NYC, for the AD ART SHOW at the World Trade Center in NYC. And she exhibited at Arc Gallery in Chicago IL.Her exhibits for 2021 include an international exhibit with SIY Gallery in San Francisco, The Cultural Center of Cape Cod, James May Gallery in Wisconsin, The Artist Council of Palm Desert, Art Fluent, The Accessible Art Fair Belgium, and Van der Plas Gallery NYC. She was selected for the NYC ArtWalk for 2021, The Visionary Art Project NYC. In November 2016 she was part of the Accessible Art Fair New York, located at the National Arts Club in New York City.
She was the winner of the Art of Healing, SIY Gallery in San Francisco. Her work is also featured in numerous publications including “Art Collectors Choice Middle East” book and the “Studio Visit Magazine”.
Her works belongs in private collections around the world including the United States, Europe, Nepal, South Korea, Canada, and Israel.
Artist Statement
Erin Starr’s paintings are inspired from the elements of Earth and beyond and its organic depth of color. Her paintings are a dialogue between what is happening to our planet and herself. With our environment in a crisis, she finds her work inspired by how to convey the message to think about our natural elements, the beauty around us in its abstract and organic way. Erin states that “Much of what we use in our art is derived from the elements, the minerals of the earth.” Erin uses some of these organic mediums like mica, gold, and bronze powder, to create illuminating and reflective color. She looks at the water and feels the paint move and illuminate with the light, like the water. Erin hopes others will stop and reflect on the beauty and movements of the paintings and think about the Earth and the dire importance of protecting it for a more sustainable future.
Erin is an international artist residing in Rhode Island. Her work has been a part of solo and group art shows in galleries throughout the United States, including NYC, Chicago, and DC, as well as in Europe. Her work is part of private collections throughout the world.